# Accident 20180804009969A: Beech J35, Knox, IN, August 4, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2018, 14:50 local time
- Place: Knox, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2900° N, 86.6306° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2900&lon=-86.6306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N533JW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N533JW-2020-02-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech J35 (registry code 1151522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 40 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180804009969A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE PILOT OF N533JW WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 18 AT STARKE COUNTY AIRPORT IN KNOX, INDIANA (KOXI). THE PILOT STATED THAT HE REDUCED THE POWER TO IDLE WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH.  THE PILOT STATED THAT, SHORTLY THEREAFTER, HE WAS GETTING TOO LOW ON APPROACH AND ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER TO MAKE THE RUNWAY. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO THE ADDED THROTTLE AND APPEARED TO HAVE LOST POWER.  HE EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING INTO A CORNFIELD. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR THE THREE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, INCLUDING DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, AND FIREWALL. THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN18LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA319), Aug 4, 2018: Beech 35 (N533JW), Knox, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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